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中 文 名 法瑞爾·威廉姆斯
外 文 名 Pharrell Williams
別 名 菲董
國 籍 美國
星 座 白羊座
身 高 175cm
出 生 地 美國弗吉尼亞州
出生日期 1973-04-05
職 業(yè) 歌手，制作人，潮牌BBC主理人
主要成就 第57屆格萊美最佳流行歌手
藝人資料
法瑞爾·威廉姆斯，1973年4月出生于美國，美國歌手、音樂制作人。
1990年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯組建了自己的第一支樂隊“海王星”，1992年為饒舌團體Wreckx-N-Effect和R&B組合SWV寫歌，1994年海王星樂隊轉(zhuǎn)為制作組合，1995年至1997年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯不斷的為各類藝人制作音樂，1998年通過NORE的地下單曲“Superthug”，人們才知道熟悉海王星的制作風格。2001年他就和好友Shae Haley建立起了NERD音樂樂隊。2003年發(fā)行首張專輯《The Neptunes Present：Clones》獲全美流行專輯榜冠軍。2014年3月3日個人第二張錄音室專輯《G I R L》發(fā)行，其中收錄了個人首支冠軍單曲《Happy》，獲得了2014年奧斯卡最佳原創(chuàng)歌曲獎提名。2015年憑借《Happy》獲得第57屆格萊美最佳流行藝人獎項。 歌手事業(yè)外，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯熱衷于服裝設(shè)計，入選2014年年度“國際最佳著裝榜”前10名。
早年經(jīng)歷
法瑞爾·威廉姆斯1973年出生于美國弗吉尼亞州的弗吉尼亞海灘，七年級的一次樂隊夏令營上，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯認識了查德·雨果（ChadHugo），兩人隨后又一同加入了學校的軍樂隊。
演藝經(jīng)歷
1990年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯與查德·雨果（ChadHugo）組建樂隊海王星（TheNeptunes），之后和美國音樂人萊利簽約。
1992年為流行R&B組合SWV的單曲“Right Here(UK Remix)”做了一小段說唱。
1994年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯與查德·雨果正式組織起海王星制作組合。
1998年推出個人單曲《Superthug》。
2001年，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯為布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯制作了單曲I'm a Slave 4 U。之后法瑞爾·威廉姆斯組建了自己的偏搖滾風格的樂隊N.E.R.D，同年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯的樂隊N.E.R.D推出第一張專輯《In Search Of》。
2003年，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯和Chad Hugo推出了制作專輯《The Neptunes Present：Clones》。。
2004年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯的樂隊N.E.R.D推出了第二張專輯《Fly orDie》。
2006年7月25日年法瑞爾·威廉姆斯推出首張個人專輯《In My Mind》。邀請Jay-Z,、Nelly、Snoop Dogg等歌手客串。
2008年，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯和他的組合N.E.R.D推出了組合第三張專輯《Seeing Sound》。
2013年，法瑞爾·威廉姆斯為電影《神偷奶爸2》演唱了主題曲《happy》。
2014年3月3日法瑞爾·威廉姆斯推出全新個人第二張錄音室專輯《G I R L》，9月22日法瑞爾·威廉姆斯加入《美國之聲》第七季，成為該節(jié)目四位導(dǎo)師之一。
2015年5月17日法瑞爾·威廉姆斯在2015年公告牌音樂大獎中收獲3個獎項。10月獻唱EMA歐洲音樂大獎頒獎典禮。
2016年2月出席第58屆格萊美頒獎典禮和第88屆奧斯卡金像獎頒獎典禮。
Career and life
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams(born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, a rapper, and a record producer.
Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo the Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. He is the lead vocalist and drummer of rock, funk, and hip hop band N*E*R*D, that he formed with Hugo and childhood friend, Shay Haley. He released his first single, "Frontin'", in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album, In My Mind in 2006.His second album, Girl, was released on March 3, 2014. This album was preceded by the commercially successful single, "Happy". As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various recording artists.
Williams owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective and record label that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream apparel, Billionaire Girls Club, textile company Bionic Yarn and a dedicated YouTube channel. The channel was launched on May 12, 2012 as part of YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative.
Williams has earned ten Grammy Awards including two with the Neptunes.
In March 2013, Robin Thicke's hit single "Blurred Lines" - written and produced by Williams - was released. The song was a worldwide hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom and Germany. It was Williams's third Billboard Hot 100 number one single.
It was announced in December 2013 that Williams had been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year. In the same month, a press release from Columbia Records announced that Williams had signed a contract with the label and would be releasing an album in 2014, entitled Girl, featuring the single "Happy" from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack.
On February 18, Williams announced via Twitter that his second album, Girl would be released on March 3, 2014.At the 86th Academy Awards on March 2, 2014, Williams's song "Happy" lost to "Let It Go" from Frozen.
On March 31, 2014, Williams was announced as a new coach for the seventh season of The Voice, replacing CeeLo Green. Williams was the executive producer of Atlanta rapper T.I.'s ninth studio album, Paperwork, which was released on October 21, 2014 by Grand Hustle and Columbia Records.
In January 2015, Williams and Al Gore announced that they are teaming up to create a 7-continent "Live Earth" concert on June 18 to raise awareness about and pressure governments to act on climate change. He is the musical director. On February 8, 2015, Williams made a cameo in an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Walking Big & Tall" where he comes to Springfield to write a new anthem for the town.In October 2015, the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University named Williams as their artist-in-residence.Also in October 2015, Williams announced that he will perform with a gospel choir on Sunday, November 1, at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine black parishioners were shot and killed on June 17, allegedly by a young white man who is awaiting trial. The two-hour Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America program is scheduled to air November 20, and will also feature a concert to be filmed November 18 in Los Angeles. A goal of the program is to raise money for the victims of racial violence and for organizations around the country working to promote racial equity.
He presented the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony and the 88th Oscar Award ceremony on February 2016.
